Sesame Sauce

• ½ cup white sesame seeds
• ½ cup dark Japanese soy sauce
• 3 tablesp

Lightly toast the sesame seeds in an iron skillet over medium heat, stirring them constantly so they brown evenly. As soon as they’re lightly browned, pour them out into a bowl.

Grind the sesame seeds for 1 minute in a coffee grinder, food processor, or blender or use a mortar and pestle or a Japanese grinding bowl called a suribachi.

Combine the ground sesame seeds with